Literature
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Review: 'The Almost Sisters' tests bonds of family & friends
Jul 10, 2017 7:00 am - "The Almost Sisters: a Novel" (William Morrow), by Joshilyn Jackson "The Almost Sisters" is, at its heart, a story about four generations of family. How author Joshilyn ...
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Review: A revealing look at a beloved, mysterious writer
Jul 10, 2017 7:00 am - "Mockingbird Songs: My Friendship with Harper Lee" (Harper), by Wayne Flynt Nelle Harper Lee wrote a novel published in the early 1960s. Her next novel was published mor...
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Review: 'Watch Me Disappear' is a suspenseful story
Jul 10, 2017 7:00 am - "Watch Me Disappear" (Spiegel & Grau), by Janelle Brown For some people, the idea of unconditional love is fraught with conditions, especially when a relationship has be...
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Review: A revealing look at a beloved, mysterious writer
Jul 10, 2017 7:00 am - "Mockingbird Songs: My Friendship with Harper Lee" (Harper), by Wayne Flynt Nelle Harper Lee wrote a novel published in the early 1960s. Her next novel was published mor...
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Author events: Charlie Donlea discusses mystery in LibertyvilleJul 08, 2017 7:15 am - • Meet author Christina Henry as she signs copies of her book “Lost Boy: The True Story of Captain Hook” at 7 p.m. Monday, July 10, at Anderson's Bookshop, 26 S. La Gran...
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Local author Anna Lewis to speak on her book, 'Women of Steel and Stone'Jul 06, 2017 11:00 pm - The St. Charles Public Library is pleased to host award-winning author and St. Charles resident Anna M. Lewis at 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 18, in the Carnegie Community Room,...
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Vernon Area expands e-book access through library partnershipJul 06, 2017 11:00 pm - Vernon Area Public Library has partnered with Arlington Heights, Gail Borden, Indian Trails and Oak Park public libraries to give cardholders access to thousands of addi...
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Arlington Heights library patron returns album 40 years late, clearing slateJul 06, 2017 1:00 am - Nearly 40 years have passed since a vinyl record album by experimental musician Harry Partch was "borrowed" from the Arlington Heights Memorial Library. On Thursday, it ...
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Review: 'The Child' by Fiona Barton is an engaging tale
Jul 03, 2017 7:00 am - "The Child: a Novel" (Berkley), by Fiona Barton Fiona Barton brings back reporter Kate Waters from the best-selling "The Widow" and delivers another winner with "The Chi...
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Review: 'The Man of Legends' is an engaging novel
Jul 03, 2017 7:00 am - "The Man of Legends" (47North), by Kenneth Johnson Kenneth Johnson, who has worked on TV shows such as "The Six Million Dollar Man," ''The Incredible Hulk" and "V," adds...